# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=964 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 965 --- ## [Wedding venues: an informal survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-venues-an-informal-survey/710408)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-venues-an-informal-survey/710408 "2015-01-22T17:48:56Z")
A niece has just announced that she will be getting married this year, and that she’d picked the venue – a church. Which sounds like it shouldn’t be remarkable at all, but I went back through my memories and realized th… --- ## [Someone is in my house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613)
**Author:** [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613 "2015-01-22T16:54:28Z")
I always feel like I’m very empathetic to spiritual things but I have been on pain meds for about a week and there is someone pacing in the corner of my bedroom. I know it’s never been there before I’ve done complete pra… --- ## [What should you or do you always have with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-or-do-you-always-have-with-you/710206)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-or-do-you-always-have-with-you/710206 "2015-01-22T15:51:13Z")
On Friday, I found myself making a surprise visit to the ER, where I spent all freaking day. Everything turned out fine in the end, but I had on me my ID and cell phone. Nothing else. No cash, aside from a $20 emergency … --- ## [Any runners out there? Care to help me get started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-runners-out-there-care-to-help-me-get-started/710508)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-runners-out-there-care-to-help-me-get-started/710508 "2015-01-22T13:59:15Z")
So my two year anniversary of no smoking is coming up. I promised myself I would get involved in some kind of cardio program when this day came. I’ve been very excited about getting into running. I live smack dab in the… --- ## [Medical and credit card info in email: How to respond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-and-credit-card-info-in-email-how-to-respond/710519)
**Author:** [@nolonger\_lurking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nolonger_lurking)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-and-credit-card-info-in-email-how-to-respond/710519 "2015-01-22T13:05:42Z")
I get a bit upset when websites send me my username and password in an email, because I feel like they might mishandle any other data, but this most recent incident really concerns me: After moving to a new city, I find… --- ## [Who should be punished in this workplace violence situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-punished-in-this-workplace-violence-situation/710402)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-punished-in-this-workplace-violence-situation/710402 "2015-01-22T05:37:27Z")
Skaldthetical, longish storytelling OP, possibly a poll. Today’s hypothetical is about one Geoffrey Rayburn, majority owner and general manager a an automobile dealership, Rayburn Toyota. You may remember him from this … --- ## [Meal planning, recipe holding site recommendations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meal-planning-recipe-holding-site-recommendations/710542)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meal-planning-recipe-holding-site-recommendations/710542 "2015-01-22T04:15:34Z")
I’ve come to a point in my existence where I have to take the responsibility for feeding my family (and myself) right seriously. This requires planning. Like, ahead of time. Also, I’d like to be able to store recipes of… --- ## [What could be wrong with me? (Medical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-wrong-with-me-medical/710035)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-wrong-with-me-medical/710035 "2015-01-22T03:16:27Z")
On Saturday I had a headache in the front right side of my head. It came a few hours after carrying some heavy items. After ice and rest it went away. A few hours later after laying down I awoke with terrible blinding p… --- ## [Which of these quotes are real which (if any) are fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-quotes-are-real-which-if-any-are-fake/710444)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-quotes-are-real-which-if-any-are-fake/710444 "2015-01-22T01:54:34Z")
All these quotes were used (as a bulleted group) in a message board avatar tagline at the end of his messages by an individual. Are these all real, attributable quotes by these individuals or not? --- ## [Canadian Dopers: Top Rare Book dealers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-top-rare-book-dealers/710187)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-top-rare-book-dealers/710187 "2015-01-22T01:27:03Z")
I am looking to sell some First Edition books - a run of one of my favorite Canadian authors, Robertson Davies. I have first Canadians of all three of his trilogies - Salterton, Deptford and Cornish - as well as a coup… --- ## [Advice on buying a property that may be foreclosed on soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-property-that-may-be-foreclosed-on-soon/710386)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-buying-a-property-that-may-be-foreclosed-on-soon/710386 "2015-01-22T01:13:20Z")
There’s a property in Hillsborough County, Florida that Zillow lists as being in ‘pre-foreclosure,’ that is, the owner is behind on his payments, and the owner of this property has been served a Notice of Lis Pendens. I… --- ## [I've been coughing up phlegm for 6 years. How to make it stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-coughing-up-phlegm-for-6-years-how-to-make-it-stop/626535)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-coughing-up-phlegm-for-6-years-how-to-make-it-stop/626535 "2015-01-21T23:59:36Z")
I have been to many doctors about this over the last 6 years, I now turn to anonymous forum users whose medical credentials I can not verify. I am a male in my late twenties. I have suffered mild asthma all my life. I… --- ## [Gulocasimine for elderly cats??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gulocasimine-for-elderly-cats/610984)
**Author:** [@highrollinwooded](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/highrollinwooded)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gulocasimine-for-elderly-cats/610984 "2015-01-21T23:25:47Z")
What is the best way to give my older cats gulocasimine?? I really cannot afford cat specific meds for them. They eat dry food only, so could I buy capsules and mix it in with their food? After researching online, it app… --- ## [Would Hell keep updated on torture technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hell-keep-updated-on-torture-technology/710418)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-hell-keep-updated-on-torture-technology/710418 "2015-01-21T23:05:37Z")
Has Satan kept things up to date? Radioactives, high velocity bullets and dum dums, explosives, lasers, and God (heh!) knows what kind of injectable (or spillable or breathable) nasty chemicals … surely any torturer wan… --- ## [Is there anything that is sold (literally) door to door that is a good deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-is-sold-literally-door-to-door-that-is-a-good-deal/710227)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-that-is-sold-literally-door-to-door-that-is-a-good-deal/710227 "2015-01-21T22:07:08Z")
I was reading this thread and I got to wondering if there’s ever been anything actually \*good \*that was sold door to door? My experience has been: \[ul\] \[li\]A series of utility supply switchers using dishonest tactics\[… --- ## [More pigeon observations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-pigeon-observations/710518)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-pigeon-observations/710518 "2015-01-21T20:58:17Z")
I started feeding a flock of local feral pigeons a while back and have found them interesting to observe. I usually feed once a day to an mount that leaves just a little on the ground when they take off. For a several mo… --- ## [What does a crush feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-crush-feel-like/602742)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-crush-feel-like/602742 "2015-01-21T18:51:09Z")
Is it an enjoyable feeling? Or is it like being obsessed and you just wish it would go away? Does all love start off like this? Is it possible to fall in love without having a crush first? How does one make it go awa… --- ## [Need ideas to help a homeless family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-to-help-a-homeless-family/710384)
**Author:** [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-to-help-a-homeless-family/710384 "2015-01-21T18:09:36Z")
Some friends of ours have had to leave their rental-house because the owner is selling it. The family is a married couple with sons 15 and 12 years old, and a daughter who is ten. Wife is out of work and husband brings… --- ## [Passing Gas is now a bloody offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-gas-is-now-a-bloody-offense/709661)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-gas-is-now-a-bloody-offense/709661 "2015-01-21T16:52:20Z")
NYPD: Female Student, 17, Brutally Beat Male Classmate Who Passed Gas In Her Direction Angered that a fellow pupil passed gas in her general direction, a New York City high school student allegedly clobbered the male … --- ## [Leafblower: Husqvarna 125B or 150BT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leafblower-husqvarna-125b-or-150bt/557667)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leafblower-husqvarna-125b-or-150bt/557667 "2010-10-31T18:34:20Z")
It’s leaf blowing season (or fast approaching). I have 1/3 of an acre which contains 3 mature silver maple trees in my front yard alone, along with one other less mature maple of some other breed (its leaves change colo… --- ## [Eyeball tattoos - yay or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeball-tattoos-yay-or-nay/710030)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyeball-tattoos-yay-or-nay/710030 "2015-01-21T15:13:10Z")
I can’t say this is something I’ve come across before and I was wondering about peoples opinions. I’m not a fan of tattoo’s in general (too permenant for my liking) though I admit some tattoo’s on some people are pretty … --- ## [Stupid Check Engine Light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-check-engine-light/709870)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-check-engine-light/709870 "2015-01-21T14:47:05Z")
OK, I have a 2008 Corolla and the Check Engine light has come on at least four times, and the verdict every other time has been emissions, aka the gas cap. I promise I close it the same way every time, but whatever. An… --- ## [Mind Boggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-boggler/710436)
**Author:** [@taz\_twister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taz_twister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-boggler/710436 "2015-01-21T10:40:11Z")
I have a pachislo slot machine and it has 3 key holes…1 at top right to open main door & service door a second one to reset machine inside lower left… and now for the baffling one…there is a keyhole right side under coi… --- ## [Is a 6 foot 1, 210 pound person "fat"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-6-foot-1-210-pound-person-fat/710234)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-6-foot-1-210-pound-person-fat/710234 "2015-01-21T02:55:50Z")
I’m 6 feet and 1 inch and weigh 260 lbs and while I definitely would consider myself “fat”, I’m hardly an obese blob either. If I lost 50 pounds I wouldn’t even feel overweight, and the “suggested range” is 140-188 pound… --- ## [Suggestions needed: An easy-to-pack container for a small gift houseplant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-needed-an-easy-to-pack-container-for-a-small-gift-houseplant/710435)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-needed-an-easy-to-pack-container-for-a-small-gift-houseplant/710435 "2015-01-21T01:22:09Z")
Hey all. Someone who’s dear to me, albeit in a professional sort of way (okay, it’s my therapist), is moving to another state, and I’ve been racking my brain to come up with a meaningful gift. This morning I had the ide… --- ## [Dating & twins - did you or they switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-twins-did-you-or-they-switch/709651)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-twins-did-you-or-they-switch/709651 "2015-01-20T23:54:14Z")
It’s a trope that identical twins switch in all sorts of situations. Particularly during dating. I remember seeing a TV program where a man had a date with a woman who was a triplet and there were three swaps (one to eac… --- ## [Starting a new forum question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-new-forum-question/710423)
**Author:** [@Matchingsockmissing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchingsockmissing)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-new-forum-question/710423 "2015-01-20T23:42:00Z")
I am starting a new forum and I wonder if these settings are ok? Should I losen the security a bit? If so what settings do you suggest? Any thoughts suggestions welcome. :smiley: --- ## [Vox: Don't Google your health questions. Use these sites instead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-dont-google-your-health-questions-use-these-sites-instead/710365)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-dont-google-your-health-questions-use-these-sites-instead/710365 "2015-01-20T23:16:07Z")
Use google haphazardly and you put your health in the hands of Google’s search algorithms, a Frankenstein monster that nobody understands, including its creator. Luckily there are alternatives. If you really want the me… --- ## [Kickstarter question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-question/703181)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-question/703181 "2015-01-20T22:17:44Z")
I used to back a few Kickstarter projects and not pay too much attention to it. I’d pay at the time of the project and then pretty much put it out of mind. Months later, when I got a reward package in the mail, it was an… --- ## [Are gas prices down for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gas-prices-down-for-you/703119)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gas-prices-down-for-you/703119 "2015-01-20T21:47:06Z")
Gasoline around me has dropped pretty significantly recently. All this year I’ve rarely seen it under $3.40, sometimes as high as the low $3.60s, but recently they’ve suddenly dropped under $3.00. Last week I paid $2.9… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=963) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=965)